Corn yields in Chile
Chile: Corn yields was 10.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Chile, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in Chile stood at 10.81 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Chile peaked at 12.47 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.95 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Chile 14th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 7.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.71 tonnes per hectare | 8.14 tonnes per hectare | 9.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.25 tonnes per hectare | 8.93 tonnes per hectare | 11.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.42 tonnes per hectare | 10.1 tonnes per hectare | 12.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.74 tonnes per hectare | 9.18 tonnes per hectare | 11.81 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 11 United States 11.71 tonnes per hectare compare
- 12 New Zealand 11.3 tonnes per hectare compare
- 13 Azerbaijan 10.81 tonnes per hectare compare
- 15 Canada 10.59 tonnes per hectare compare
- 16 Turkey 10.26 tonnes per hectare compare
- 17 Germany 10.05 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 10.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 386,898 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Chile?
- Corn yields in Chile was 10.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 12.47 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Chile rank for corn yields?
- Chile ranks 14th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.